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Saturday, September 30, 2017

Bruichladdich The Organic Scottish Barley, 50%

Review #540

This is
bottled in 2014 and made for the travel retail market. Strange marzipan notes
is the first I notice in the smell. Mixed with just a hint of rubber. After a
couple of minutes some sweetness, mostly honey, and white fruits starts to
appear.

Some farm
notes is the first I get in the taste. Hay and oak. Some sweet vanilla and
honey comes forward and the white fruits gets very dominant. Pears. Loads of
pears! The finish gets a bit citrusy with sugar-syrupy sweetness.

It is a
sweet expression from Bruichladdich, but perhaps not as sweet as you might
think reading the above tasting notes. A sweet and light expression I might not
would have guessed to be 50 %. In the good way! I will give this 84/100 (20/21/22/21).